In the last post we announced that the timber frame construction kit had arrived on site. We are really excited to watch the panels of wood transform into a house and see the build gather momentum. Day One Ground floor walls already are starting to take shape Day Two The Swedish triple-glazed patio doors had […]

So the big day is here, the timber frame kit has arrived! We will have lots of photos documenting the frame as it is erected over the next few weeks, so watch this space. The photographs below shows the kit arriving on the Scandia-Hus Manufacturing lorry and being stored on site ready for assembly.

The first stage of the build was to clear our site of all loose plant growth, cutting down hedgerows and overhanging branches from trees and generally levelling the site. We are using a straightforward trench fill foundation system. One metre trenches have been dug, filled with concrete and two courses of block work were laid […]